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anorak

Greenlandic annoraaq, a hooded skin jacket, spread with polar exploration and outdoor fashion to Danish, German, French, Russian and English (1924); British slang later made 'anorak' a name for an obsessive hobbyist, after the coats of trainspotters.

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The road to English

From Greenlandic to Danish, Norwegian

From Greenlandic to German

From Greenlandic to French

From Greenlandic to Swedish

From Greenlandic to Finnish

From Greenlandic to Russian

From English to Modern Greek

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